Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893

Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893, is a keyboard composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the 24th and final prelude and fugue in the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. It was composed in 1738.^[1]

Opening of the prelude

Opening of the fugue

Prelude

The prelude is in the key of B minor and in the time signature of cut time (²
₂) (some editions however, including the Altnickol and Tovey editions have it at ⁴
₄ common time). It is in two voices and has 66 measures. There is rarely any ornamentation in this piece.

Fugue

The fugue is also in B minor and is in ³
₈. It is in 3 voices and has 100 measures. It ends with a Picardy third.